Yankees in May

Curtis Granderson carried his strong start into May as he belted a three-run home run in the Yankees’ 5-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.

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Mark Teixeira slides into home after Nick Swisher hit an RBI single against Tigers closer Jose Valverde. The Yankees would tack on another run in the ninth to seal a 5-3 win over Detroit.

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Brad Penny outdueled CC Sabathia, giving up one unearned run as the Yankees failed to provide support for their ace and fell to the Tigers 4-2.

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Despite Alex Rodriguez’s pleas, the Yankees were unable to mount any sort of offensive attack against the Tigers and Max Scherzer, who fanned nine bombers in eight shutout innings. The Yankees lost by a score of 4-0.

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With Derek Jeter out of the lineup, Eduardo Nunez got the starting nod at shortstop. Nunez committed two costly errors as the Yankees blew a 3-2 lead and eventually lost to the Tigers 6-3.

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Curtis Granderson’s two home runs combined with Ivan Nova’s stellar pitching helped the Yankees get a little revenge with a 4-1 win against the Rangers, who beat the Yankees in the ALCS.

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After mounting a comeback from five runs down, smallball proved to be the Yankees’ downfall. Rangers first baseman Mitch Moreland scored on a sacrifice bunt by Julio Borbon as the Yankees lost 7-5.

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Don’t call him washed up yet. In his best game of the season, Derek Jeter staved off the critics by going 4-for-6 and hitting his first two home runs of the season. Francisco Cervelli also added a grand slam in the 12-5 romp of the Rangers.

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Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira celebrate after a 3-1 win in the series opener against the new-look Royals.

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Adding insult to injury: Robinson Cano was hit by a pitch in the head during the Yankees’ 4-3 loss to the Royals in 11 innings.

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Ivan Nova struggled against the upstart Royals, who rocked the young starter in an 11-5 loss.

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Joba Chamberlain sits disgusted in the dugout after giving up a tie-breaking home run to Kevin Youkilis in the seventh inning of the Yankees’ 5-4 loss to the Red Sox.

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Mired in one of the worst slumps of his career and with the Yankees on a three-game skid, Jorge Posada asked out of the ineup after hearing he was going to bat ninth in the order. The Yankees would lose to the Red Sox, 6-0.

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Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon celebrates with catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia after completing a three-game sweep of the Yankees in The Bronx with a 7-5 win.

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A disgruntled A.J. Burnett sits in the dugout after being pulled during his start against the Rays. The Yankees, who at one point held a 5-1 lead, would lose to the AL East-leading Rays, 6-5.

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In what Joe Girardi described as a “near must-win game,” Alex Rodriguez hit two mammoth solo home runs to lead the Yankees to a 6-2 win.

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In a 15-inning marathon, rookie reliever Hector Noesi nailed down the win with four shutout innings as the Yankees beat the Orioles, 4-1.

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Jorge Posada got a rare start at first base as the Yankees slammed the Orioles, 13-2.

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R.A. Dickey baffled Yankees batters in the opening game of the Subway Series. Dickey’s knuckleball kept the Yankees guessing as they fell 2-1 to the Mets.

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Derek Jeter congratulates Mark Teixeira after he hit a two-run home run against the Mets in the Subway Series’ second game. It was Teixeira’s third straight game with a home run. The Yankees would go on to win 7-3.

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Alex Rodriguez smiles as he reaches on an infield single against the Mets. Rodriguez went 4-for-5 in the Yankees’ 9-3 win.

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A frustrated Derek Jeter sits in the dugout as the Blue Jays battered the Yankees, 7-3.

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The Yankees needed a late-inning rally to bail out CC Sabathia against the Blue Jays. Trailing 4-1 entering the eighth inning, the Yankees scored two runs in each of the final two frames to snag a 5-4 win.

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Andruw Jones clubbed two home runs to lead the Yankees offensively, but this day belonged to Mariano Rivera. The legendary Yankees closer pitched in his 1000th career game with the Yankees, helping to seal a 7-3 win over the Blue Jays.

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Alex Rodriguez tosses his batting helmet after being stranded on first base at the end of the first inning against the Mariners. The Yankees couldn’t get their bats going all night and fell to Seattle 4-3.

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Justin Smoak and Chris Gimenez lift Adam Kennedy into the air after Kennedy hit a base hit to score the winning run against the Yankees during the 12th inning of Seattle’s 5-4 win.

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Nick Swisher finally showed signs of breaking out of his season-long slump. Swisher hit a solo home run in the Yankees’ 7-1 win over the Mariners.

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Bartolo Colon continued his magnificent return to baseball by hurling a complete game shutout against the Oakland A’s on Memorial Day. The Yankees won 5-0.

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Alex Rodriguez congratulates Robinson Cano after he hit a two-run home run to help power the Yankees to a 10-3 win over the Oakland A’s.